Same Spelling Different Sound Worksheet
How to say it (Learn the word, not just the letters): ea: long ee (eat, sea), short e (bread, head), or ay (great, break). oo: long (food, moon), short (book, good), or uh (blood, flood). ough: uff (tough), oh (though), aw (thought), oo (through).
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- 1.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) fought (b) though (c) rough
- 2.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) pool (b) hook (c) foot
- 3.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) wool (b) cook (c) food (d) foot
- 4.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) food (b) good (c) foot
- 5.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “meat”? (a) break (b) team (c) head
- 6.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “book”? (a) foot (b) boot (c) goose
- 7.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) although (b) rough (c) bought
- 8.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) team (b) sea (c) great
- 9.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) break (b) teach (c) clean
- 10.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) thought (b) fought (c) rough (d) brought
- 11.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “tough”? (a) bought (b) although (c) rough
- 12.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sea (b) ready (c) dream (d) speak
- 13.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) great (b) break (c) steak (d) peach
- 14.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) ready (b) breakfast (c) sweater (d) great
- 15.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “break”? (a) dream (b) sea (c) great
- 16.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “bread”? (a) dead (b) team (c) peach
- 17.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) head (b) clean (c) peach
- 18.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) rough (b) tough (c) enough (d) through
- 19.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “pool”? (a) foot (b) book (c) school
- 20.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) tough (b) although (c) enough
- 21.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) steak (b) leaf (c) great (d) break
- 22.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) sea (b) eat (c) health (d) clean
- 23.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “peach”? (a) team (b) heavy (c) weather
- 24.In which word does “oo” sound the same as in “food”? (a) foot (b) flood (c) moon
- 25.Which word does NOT have the same “oo” sound as the others? (a) moon (b) spoon (c) food (d) foot
- 26.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) although (b) bought (c) though
- 27.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) fought (b) although (c) bought
- 28.Listen: in which word does “ough” sound the same as in “rough”? (a) fought (b) tough (c) brought
- 29.Listen: in which word does “ea” sound the same as in “dead”? (a) heavy (b) great (c) eat
- 30.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “great”? (a) steak (b) clean (c) speak
- 31.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “though”? (a) dough (b) brought (c) fought
- 32.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “although”? (a) through (b) rough (c) dough
- 33.In which word does “ea” sound the same as in “breakfast”? (a) great (b) meat (c) sweater
- 34.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “brought”? (a) although (b) though (c) fought
- 35.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “dough”? (a) though (b) rough (c) thought
- 36.Which word does NOT have the same “ough” sound as the others? (a) although (b) though (c) brought (d) dough
- 37.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “enough”? (a) thought (b) tough (c) fought
- 38.Which word does NOT have the same “ea” sound as the others? (a) seat (b) leaf (c) meat (d) head
- 39.In which word does “ough” sound the same as in “thought”? (a) bought (b) dough (c) tough
- 40.Listen: in which word does “oo” sound the same as in “spoon”? (a) cook (b) boot (c) wool
Answer key
- rough
- pool
- food
- food
- team
- foot
- although
- great
- break
- rough
- rough
- ready
- peach
- great
- great
- dead
- head
- through
- school
- although
- leaf
- health
- team
- moon
- foot
- bought
- although
- tough
- heavy
- steak
- dough
- dough
- sweater
- fought
- though
- brought
- tough
- head
- bought
- boot
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